Motor-car ambulance barrow



Feb. 13, 1923; 1,444,851.

W. F. RIEMVIS. MOTOR CAR AMBULANCE BARROW.

FILED OCT. 14, 1922.

7. Z W @r/fZM Patented Feb. 13:, 1923.

WILHELllI FBANS RTEMVIS, OF WELTEVEEDEN, JAVA, DUTGH EAST INDIA.

lViOTOR-CAR AMBULANCE BARRO'W'.

Application filed Qctober '14:, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l. l'ViLHnLM PRANS BJEMYIS, a. subject of the Queen ofthe Netherlands, and residing at 62 Kranlat, Weltevreden, Java,Netherland East India, have invented certain new and useful.Improvements in Motor-Car Einibulance Barrows, of which the following isaspecification.

This invention relates to an adjustable ambulance-barrow designed to beplaced in motor-cars and composed of a numbenoi pieces arranged for thepurpose of be ng quickly mounted and dismounted, and which barrow can beeasily carried along in a d1smantled state in every motor-car withoutabsorbing considerable place, while it is erected in case of need uponiron feet over the seats in the carriage. Most motoncars, except howevertwo-seaters. are suitable for providing such ambulance barrows.

The ambulance-b arrow according to the invention consists substantiallyin a chain frame of rectangular shape, oi which the space enclosed by aioldable or rollable cloth secured to the chain and serving as thelitter for transport of a sick person and the said frame be ng suspendedby means of springs or other land of elastic suspension at its fourcorners to the iron feet, which are adjustable and oomposed of severalpieces, adapted to be quick- 1y fixed and. erected between the seats ofthe carriage.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood an embodiment ofit is shown by way of example in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, and

Fig. 3 a front elevation of an adpistable motor-car ambulance-barrowaccording to the invention.

Referring to the drawing the ambulance barrow is composed of a chain 1,stretched rectangularly by means of four rings 2, dis posed at thecorners of the frame, while from distance to distance in cross directionbows 3 curved a little bit downward may be hooked into eyes 4: of: thechain. The rec tangle formed by the chain is covered by a cloth whichconstitutes the litter for the sick person to be laid upon. The rings 2at the four corners of the chain are suspended between the four feet bymeans of springs 5 hooked in rings provided at the upper ends of thefour feet.

by the chain canbe covered.

Serial No. 594,586.

The said. four feet, which can be fixed upon the floor oi the carriage,are composed of a number of separate parts adapted to be readily erectedor taken to pieces. In the represented. embodiment each :foot is composed of five parts.

The first part consists in. a. piece of iron bowed at right angle. Thehorizontal portion 6 made oi band iron is fixed upon the floor of thecarriage at a short distance in front of the seats by means oi screws orbolts, while the upright portion of circular section is fixed. in anyproper way to the lower part of the seat, e. g. by means of a bow 7secured by clamping bolts. The said upright portion is preferablyprovided with aprojecting rim or flange 8 for supporting the second partof the foot.

This second part consists in a steel pipe 9. adapter. to be sleeved overthe upper end ot the first part. The upper end of the said pipe isprovided with holes: in which a pin 10, suspended. on the pipe by meansof a small chain, can be put for the sake of ad justing the height ofthe third part of the foot.

T 1e third part consists in an iron rod 11, which when erecting thebarrow is put in the pipe 9 until it rests upon the pin 10 put into oneof the holes. The upper end of the rod 11 is of a smaller section andprovided with screw thread.

The fourth part is made oi spring steel and. consists in strip 12provided with an. elongated slot extending in the longitudinal directionnearly from. end to end of the strip. At one end the strip 12 has athreaded hole adapted to be screwed upon the thread ed end of the rod11, on which it can be secured by means of a "nut 13.

The fiith part is also made i SIHTlUg steel and rectangularly curved.The longest and horizontal strip 1 is pro ded with a hole having thereina clanip bolt 15. which passes also through the slot in the strip 12, sothat the said two strips can be clamped to one another by screwing thenut. which is represented as a butterfly nut, on the bolt 15. By pushingthe bolt 15 forward or backward in the slot of the strip 12, the littercan be disposed more at the front or at the rear of the carriage and canalso be lengthened or shortened. On the vertical strip 16 is fixed across piece 17 provided with a series of rings 18, each ofwhich can beused for suspending the springs 5, so that in this way the litter can bepositioned more to the left or to the right oi! the carriage or changedin Width.

It appears from the above that the litter is adj ustable in length andin. width and that its position towards the carriage and the seats canbe changed in all directions to adapt the barrow to the shape anddimensions of the carriage.

lit will be understood that these several parts when. taken to piecesWant but little place so that they can easily and Without trouble hecarried along under the seats in the motor-ear. In case oi. need atterfixing the first part of the feet upon the iloor oi. the carriage, theamlmlancebarrow can be iii-ado. ready for use in a minimum of time by assemblingr the several parts of the feet and of the lain trame With.cover.

The sinking: through of the cloth is highly reduced in consequence ofthe strain of the feet and of the cross bows. A. convenient spring;action is obtained by the suspension springs and by the elasticity ofthe strips ot' spring steel the feet.

The above embodiment oil the invention has only been described by Way ofexample and it is evident that the ambulance-barrow can be varied WithinWide limits Without de-- parting; from the spirit of the invention, asthe several parts of the adjustable barrow leases 1 and feet aresusceptible of many 1nodific. tions in their construction.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and the manner in Which it is to be performed, What I claim asnew and Wish to secure by Letters Patent is:

-1. An ambulance-barrow support, comprising a plurality of collapsiblemembers for supporting a bed bottom, each member comprising incombination, a foot element, an extensible upright element, ahorizontally adpjustable head element, and a bed bottom attaching meanscarried by the head element.

2. An ambulsince-barrow support according to claim 1, the extensibleupright element telescoping on the toot element and itself comprisingtelescoping members With means for holding the said members in adjustedposition.

An ambulancebarrow support, according to claim 1, the attaching meansincluding a plurality of spaced attaching elements Where y to a djustthe Width of a bed bottom.

4. An ambulance-barrow support accord ing to claim 2, the composite headelement having a horizontally slidable bolt and slot connection.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILHELM FRANS RIEMVIS.

